Why are we looking at plastic pollution in the Antarctic?
Plastic pollution has been detected wherever scientists have looked for it; from the depths of the ocean to the snow in the Alps, and from the North to the South Pole. But if plastic “is everywhere”, then why go to Antarctica to study this form of pollution? In comparison with other regions, Antarctica and the Southern Ocean have been less impacted by humans and are therefore still relatively pristine. Plastic ingestion by Antarctic birds has nonetheless been reported since the early 80s, and microplastics... Читать дальше...